Workshops
Learn it once. Fix it for years.
Small evening classes, a Saturday repair café and a sharpening club. Members pay member prices; the café and the clubs are free for everyone.
01This week
Pick a day.
18:30to20:30
Drill confidence: walls, plugs and fixings
Find what's behind the plaster, pick the right plug and hang a shelf that stays up.
With Maddy Okafor
3 of 8 places left
19:00to21:00
Sharpening club
Bring blunt chisels, knives and secateurs. We bring the stones, the tea and the patience.
With Ted Rourke
7 of 12 places left
18:30to21:00
Tile a splashback in an evening
Set out, cut, fix and grout a practice board you can take home.
With Lin Hartley
Full: join the waiting list at the counter
18:00to19:30
Sewing machine basics
Thread it, wind a bobbin, sew a straight seam and turn up a pair of trousers.
With Asha Bell
2 of 6 places left
19:30to21:00
Bike maintenance night
Brakes, gears and punctures, on your own bike, with a mechanic beside you.
With Kelsby Bike Kitchen
6 of 10 places left
No sessions on Fridays.
The counter's open for loans and returns. See opening hours.
10:00to13:00
Repair café
Drop in with a broken lamp, toaster, zip or chair. Last year we saved 640 kg from landfill.
With Volunteer fixers
Drop in, no booking needed
14:00to15:30
Kids' build: bird boxes
Ages 7 to 12 with a grown-up. Measure, saw, nail and paint a box for the garden.
With Maddy Okafor
4 of 10 places left
11:00to12:30
Garden tool tune-up
Clean, sharpen and oil spades, shears and loppers before they go away for winter.
With Ted Rourke
5 of 8 places left
02Repair café
Saturdays, 10am. Bring the broken thing.
Volunteer fixers, a soldering station, a sewing table and a lot of tea. You stay with your repair and learn how it was done.
- Lamps, toasters, radios and kettles
- Zips, hems and torn bags
- Wobbly chairs and loose handles
- Bikes, with the Kelsby Bike Kitchen
Know how to fix something? Teach it.
Hosts get free membership and a small fee per session. Tell us what you'd run and we'll find an evening.